The Irish standard., 1887-08-06
CATHOI. .IC NEWS.

The Catholics own in Atchison, Kan
sas. buildings worth $500, 900.
Rev. Father Antoine, Q. NJ. l., who
had been in Europe, returned to Mon
tleal recently.
The corner stone of st. Peters s
Church, Council Bluffs, Ia, was laid On
] Sunday, July II.
Rev. Joseph A. Winter, pastor OF
Lansdale, Pa, on July 3 celebrated the
silver jubilee of his ordination.
Tie Ladies of the Sacred Heart are
about to found house OF their order at
San francisco, with Madame Healy as
! Superioress.
Rev. 2. j. Dumas, pastor of st. Cloi,
in the diocese of st, German of RI
mouski, p. O., was drowned near Camp
bellton recently.
Rev. James E. O'Brlen, pastor OF ST..
Peters Church, Cambridge, sailed Tor
Europe recently firm New York lie
went on the direct line to France.
Rev. William 7. Bond, Redemptorist.
is now stationed at the Church OF the
HOLY Redeener, West Detroit, Mich.
He had been stationed in st. Louis.
Rev. John Hickey, recently ordained
in Rome for the archdiocese of Cincln-
natl, will arrive home about Aug IL
He is one Of four priests in his family.
I'm the archdiocese OF New York ex-
aminations for the seminary viii? take
place at st. Patrick's Cathedral Or
Wednesday, Aug 10, the festival of ST
Lawrence.
Bishop Hennessv> will dedicate the
New Vienna, Iowa, Catholic Chnrch.o on
Wednesday, September Il. Extensive
preparations will be made by the citi~
zens to celebrate the day in a good old
way. -
Over ninety bishops have sent relics
to be placed in the altar to be offered
to the Pope for his Jubilee Mass. In
Italy l31 bishops and 24 superiors OF 1a-
1igious orders have sent letters Of ad~
herence
The Catholics of St. Louis have de-
cided to hold a grand jubilee parade
through the streets OF that city On the
occasion Of the celebration in tsQme Of
the hftieth anniversary OF the priest
hood of his holiness Leo XIII.
The Rev. r. j.. O'Brjen. pastor of
Eagle Center, Iowa, has purchased the
ground in La Port City, upon which he
will erect a neat cornmodious church
editice in few days and the corner
stone will be laid III September.
Lately an interesting ceremony took
place at did st. Joseph's Church, Bards~
town, KY. Its newly recast bell, the
gift Of King ouis Philippe to Bishop
Flaget, was blessed by the bishop as
sistetl by the pastor. Father O'Connell.
It is stated that the congregation of
the Propaganda is awaiting the report
Of meeting of eleven Americans b1sh-
OBS presided over by Cardinal Gibbons.
before pronouncipg finally whether the
Vatican approves or condemns che
order of the knights of Labor.
1'he Pontiiical medal struck this year
on the Feasts of. SIS. Peter and Paul
will be devoted to the allegory repre-
senting the Papal meditation i'll the af-
fair of the Caroline Islands and its
happy rusult. The medal will be pre-
sented to each ambassador attached to |
the Holy See
The conference Of Catholic bishops
will again meet at Gulda, Germany, in
the autumn. Judging from indica~
tions in the clerical pross, the confer
ence is likely to result in renewed de-
mands for further concessions, COM
pleting the rights and privileges form
erly held, especially the entire control
of religious instruction.
Wear piously the Scapular of Our
Lady of Mt. Carmel and never take it
off day or night, The late Father
Ryan (poet-priesD used to say, ''no
strings in the world break SO easily or
SO often as the strings on ones seapu-
lar, and then the poor little ssSpular
was left hanging OH bed-post or toilet
stand, until the clap of thunder storm
frightened it back on the Wearer's
The Dublin's Freeman's Journal, in
the return of Prior Glynn,
o. $. a., of St. Patrick's Church, Rene,
saws: s'The cornerstone will be laid on
December %, the feast of the Pope's
Jubilee, when the Most Rev. DR..
Croke, Archbishop of Cashe], and the
Most Rev. DIR. p. j. Ryan. Of Philadel-
ohia, the most eloquent prelate and the
most renowned Irishman in the United
States will preach"
On Sunday evening, July 8, Rev.
Father Hennessy, who is the spiritual